Folk Arts - Supported Washington Traditions

Many practioners of traditional and cultural arts have received support from the Folk Arts Program:

 

African-American

African-Brazil dancing

African- Cuban dance & singing

African-American jazz piano
Eritrean music
Eritrean dance

Gospel singing


Asian-American

Chinese knot tying (macrame)

Chinese Beijing opera

Cambodian Khmer dance

Indian tabla playing
Indian classical singing
Indian cooking
Indian Diwali celebration
Indian henna

Indian Kathak dancing

Indian Orissi dancing

Indian rangoli
Japanese Awa Adori dance
Japanese Awa puppetry
Japanese Buyo Dance
Japanese festival celebration
Japanese Ikebana (flower arranging)
Japanese Koto
Japanese Mizuhiki Zaiku (string art)
Japanese Origami
Japanese Shizuo Okawaha (banner making)
Japanese sword polishing

Japanese taiko drumming

Japanese tea ceremonies

Japanese traditional music and dance

Japanese Udon (noodle making)

Korean kayagum (zither)

Korean painting

Korean Pansori (storytelling)
Korean Salpuri (dance)
Korean Samul Nori or Pungmul

Laotian Hmong basketweaving
Laotian Hmong music and dance

Laotian Hmong New Year Activities
Laotian Hmong qeej (flute) playing
Laotian Hmong textile and embroidery work

Laotian Hmong wedding songs
Laotian Nattasin dancing

Philippine folk dance and song

Vietnamese dragon dancing

European-American

Bosnian Folk Dance

Croatian instrument making

Croatian dance and song

Finnish kantele

Finnish-American Northwest logging traditions

German from Russia choral singing

German polka band music

Greek music
Italian-American lore

Latvian embroidery

Lithuanian embroidery

Norwegian fiddling

Norwegian quilting
Norwegian rosemaling

Russian choral singing

Russian dancing

Swedish dancing

Ukrainian bandura

Ukrainian embroidery

Ukrainian pysanky

Ukrainian ritual breadmaking

Yugoslavian boat building

 

Hispanic/Latino
Mexican-American accordion
Mexican-American alters and sacred objects

Mexican-American bajo sexto
Mexican-American Banda music
Mexican-American cooking
Mexican American conjunto and Nortena music
Mexican American embroidery
Mexican-American festivals

Mexican American grand harp band
Mexican-American ironwork

Mexican American orcesta fiddling

Mexican American pinata and corana making

Mexican American leatherwork

Mexican American mariachi music

 

Regional and Occupational Traditions

Bluegrass music

Western Swing fiddle music
Burl carving

Cabinet and chair making

Chain saw carving

Cowboy poetry

Cowboy songs

Decoy duck carving
Fisher traditions

Grange Hall dance traditions
Logging equipment model makers
Logging scenes in watercolor

Guitar Making

Logger poetry

Logger songs
Relief carving

Wheatweaving

Quilting


Native American traditions

Bent wood box carving

Canoe carving

Cedar dress and hat making
Chehalis basketry

Chilkat and ravenstail blanket weaving

Colville basket weaving

Dance rattle making

Drum making

Haida/Nishga basket weaving
Hoh basketry

Hoh paddle songs

Inupiaq Eskimo Dancing

Klallam woodcarving

Klickitat basket weaving

Longhouse songs

Lummi dance

Lummi family stories

Makah basketry
Makah carving

Makah culinary arts

Makah family songs

Makah regalia making

Makah traditional food preparation

Mask carving
Nez Perce storytelling

Ravenstail blanketweaving

Salish weaving

Salish carving

Sally bag making

Salmon ceremonies and preparation

Suquamish basketweaving

Suquamish carving

Tlingit carving

Totem pole carving

Lushootseed storytelling

Tsimshian basketry

Tsimshian design and carving

Twana dances and songs

Quileute traditional songs, dances, and weaving

Welcome figure and pole carving

Yakama drum-making and singing

Yakama hats and sally bags

Yakama wedding veils

 

Other

Egyptian Oud playing

Hawaiian needlework

Hawaiian hula

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